On Thursday, the last Copa del Rey quarter-final match was played. Madrid's "Real" could not break through Sevilla's "Betis" defense and the match ended goalless.
Sevilla 0 - 0 Madrid "Real"
In a rather dull duel, both teams created few opportunities, and it was the third consecutive match for "Real" players where they failed to score.
In these matches, Fabio Capello did not field either David Beckham, who will be playing in the USA this summer, Ronaldo, or Antonio Cassano, all of whom are also linked to moves to other clubs.
Capello's starting lineup consisted mainly of young players, including newcomers Fernando Gago and Gonzalo Higuain, for whom it was a debut in the Royal Club.
Occupying only the 18th place in the Spanish championship, "Betis" also did not have the strongest lineup on the field, but at the beginning of the match, they had a slight play advantage.
The other first quarter-final matches were played on Tuesday and Wednesday, and the second leg matches will be played next week.
All results of the first quarter-final matches:
Madrid's "Getafe" 1 - 1 "Valencia"
1` [1 - 0] Veljko Paunovic
90` [1 - 1] David Silva
"Alaves" (II) 0 - 2 "Barcelona"
57` [0 - 1] Javier Saviola
80` [0 - 2] Javier Saviola
"Malaga" (II) 0 - 3 "Zaragoza"
12` [0 - 1] Sergio Garcia
50` [0 - 2] Sergio Garcia
75` [0 - 3] Oscar
"Valladolid" (II) 2 - 1 "Villarreal"
20` [1 - 0] Losada
21` [1 - 1] Jose Mari
70` [2 - 1] Llorente
"Rayo" (III) 0 - 0 "Sevilla"
"Mallorca" 1 - 2 La Coruna's "Deportivo"
56` [0 - 1] Adrian
63` [0 - 2] Sebastien Taborda
90` [1 - 2] Maxi Lopez
Madrid "Atletico" 1 - 1 Pamplona's "Osasuna"
37` [0 - 1] Pierre Webo
73` [1 - 1] Fernando Torres
Seville's "Betis" 0 - 0 Madrid "Real"